Oldest Book in the World Papyrus Prisse Found in Thebes
The Christian Science Monitor reports a fragile eighteen page Papyrus Prisse from Thebes dated to Egypt’s eleventh dynasty. Donated to Paris National Library by Prisse d’Avennes, the manuscript predates Moses and Abraham and remains legible in bold black ink. The prince author warns to teach humility and obedience as daily wisdom for children and adults.
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Prisse
Moses
Abraham
Christian Science Monitor
Wilson Frames Progressive Reforms Around People’s Needs
Governor Woodrow Wilson argues that reforms like lower living costs direct primaries and tax equality serve the people. He says reforms aim to limit corruption and bring government closer to the voters through fair taxation and accessible offices. He urges participation in campaigns with these objects in mind.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Progressive Movement Sermon by Governor Wilson
The article quotes Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey praising the reach of progressive reform in American politics. He argues that high-minded goals influence every household and that tariff policy reorders public interests affecting ordinary citizens. He warns resistors will be ground down by the mills of the gods.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Roots of Radicalism Rise in a New Vision
Governor Woodrow Wilson declares radicalism as natural energy from the roots of American virtue. He portrays the people as just and hopeful, arguing radical ideas clear a path for the sturdy nation to renew the earth with energy and unity.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Patti and Haverly Talk Fifty Nights Price Tag
The page recounts Patti Sta nd pat humor and a circus of remarks about concert terms. Colonel J H Haverly offers four thousand a night or two hundred thousand for fifty nights with half due on signing and Patti retorts by inviting the US president to sing instead.
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Apple Pie Memory From 1852 Home Dinner
A guest recalls an 1852 California pioneer tale of apple pie given to children to ease homesickness when apples cost a dollar a pound. Crackers soaked in water form the crust base, then baked with brown sugar allspice and cinnamon under a perforated top crust for a finished pie.
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New York Sun
Speed in Writing Compared to Shorthand Mastery
A local business college advertises that shorthand professors claim even great poets could have produced works like Gray’s Elegy In a Country Churchyard in minutes with stenography. They cite graduates who reportedly wrote the same poem rapidly, arguing speed distinguishes shorthand skill.
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Gray
Cleveland Plain Dealer
What is that word phenomenon in the tale
A father uses a playful retort to quiet a curious child, citing the word I’henomenon as an example of costly questions. The exchange appears in the Catholic Standard and Times as a light parental quip about inquiry.
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Willie
Catholic Standard and Times
Imagination Causes Aches Said London Opinion
A London Opinion quip notes imagination causing more pains than ailments as Mr X laments a round of calls and misfortune with Mrs X remarking on broad attendance.
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